Photo: sea_foam_at_ocean_beach___san_francisco_by_babybluejeff
It Is No Small Thing to Sparkle
(Mary Oliver)
a quadrille
This title begs to be a poem,
and today, perhaps,
it will write itself—
About
blue-green oceans
receding relentlessly.
About
foam left behind
upon the sandy shore.
About
the shimmery bubble
that holds inside
a universe
full of the life
and brilliant colors
of creation.
Linked to dVerse’s Monday Prompt to write a Quadrille, a poem of 44 words, no more, no less, using this week’s prompt using the word, BUBBLE. Take a chance and have a lot of fun.
The title of this poem is from Mary Oliver’s poem, Four Sonnets, which I read this morning in her latest book of poetry, Felicity.
Victoria C. Slotto, Author 
Colors Bubble
uP inNer
uS freEinG
wE aWay
from fear
Waves surf
Ocean
UniVerse
DeliGhtshores
SpRinkLinG liGht..:)
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I really enjoyed the process….how the title blossomed so naturally into a a beautiful poem.
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Bubbles are no small things…but rainbows
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A wonderful title for your uplifting piece.
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A lovely poem!
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Wow, I really enjoyed this poem…just lovely..a universe full of life.
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gorgeous…
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Beautiful, Victoria! From the apparent emptiness to a full universe of creation! Stunning.
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Love how you took us from the vastness of the ocean to the tiny bubble which issuing contains colour and life.
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Sitting on the deck here in St George Bermuda, I watch the waves and see the foam. Excellent description of its beauty and its mysteries!
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Poems really do write themselves sometimes, but this one shows the grasp of a poet full of love of life. I love the way someone else’s line can set a spark to our own writing.
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This is so fantastic. It should be in books, on walls, and definitely memorized.
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Gorgeous.
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Smooth…
That title was indeed begging to be a poem. And you made it happy, happy, happy… and beautiful.
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That’s a great title that you borrowed from Mary Oliver, Victoria…and I so agree, it was begging for a poem to be written and I love what you did with it.
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Bubbles have always fascinated me, and your poem capures that feeling so well.
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Oh, those bubbles – when you look at them- do hold a universe, don’t they? I just love looking at all the colors that are reflected in just one single bubble.
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Your sparkly bubbles do indeed tell a tale. A world of creation inside out
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How inspiring to read Victoria ~ You reminded us that everywhere is a wonderful color of life ~
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I love the flow of this poem Victoria, beautifully done.
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Oh, how beautiful, Victoria. The title DOES beg to be a poem. And the poem sparkles.
Bubbles DO hold their own universes, don’t they? I love this.
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I really love how you went from the title to the creation.. Those wonderful colors of the sea.. My toes begged for warm sand reading your words.
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